Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Denmark. Show all posts

Sunday, August 22, 2010

The Wane of Danish "Flexicurity" and European Safety Nets


Liz Alderman, economist and blogger on the NY Times' Economix blog, has some compelling things to say about the down-scaling of Denmark's welfare programs in light of the global recession, and how the northern country serves as a cautionary study on social safety nets and "two-speed markets" in Europe and the U.S. (...)